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Nicole Loves Nails January 27, 2021
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Hello and welcome to my nail polish blog! I love all things nail related and collect nail polish. Yes, that’s really a thing! I post swatches, nail art, and some other things on occasion. I’m a fur mom to 8 (plus a whole lot of chickens!) from Connecticut. More

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Inspired by @myguynails to share some of the editi

Inspired by @myguynails to share some of the editing that I do for my swatch photos!

I use Photoshop on my iMac to edit my photos. I started editing my photos originally for color accuracy. Colors like neons, teals, and blurples are the biggest offenders of not photographing color accurate. No one wants to buy a polish thinking it’s a navy blue when it’s really a green leaning teal!

Removing cat hairs and fuzzies was another reason behind why I started editing. My pets have always liked being in my nail room and Stormy in particular likes sitting next to my filming lights.

I don’t have to edit every single photo (besides cropping at least) but it does happen pretty often.

#behindthescenes #contentcreation #photoediting

I had a few of you ask what I would recommend from

I had a few of you ask what I would recommend from the 20% off sale that @cirquecolors is currently running. I had a hard time deciding but these are going to be what I recommend!

Most of these are polishes that I purchased but some were gifted to me in PR!

The Friends & Family sale ends April 26th at 11:59pm EST so there’s still time to shop. If you miss the sale, I also have an affiliate code with Cirque for 10% off, use code NicoleLovesNails.

#cirquecolors #nailpolish #notd

Rainbow wall casually making an appearance (gifted

Rainbow wall casually making an appearance (gifted)

I took too many random videos wearing @ilnp Bluebell so enjoy me enjoying it and thinking about extending my rainbow wall to more of this room.

#nails #notd #ilnp #nailinspo

Which would you wear first? 🤪 (gifted) Here is

Which would you wear first? 🤪 (gifted)

Here is a little preview of the new Wildflowers collection from ILNP. As someone who loves a shifty shimmer moment, this collection was A+ to me.

My YouTube review will be up in the morning and I’m typing up the blog post now!!

#nailpolish #ilnp #swatches #liveswatches #springnails #notd notd nail inspo nail polish

Organizing my @nightowllacquer polishes 🌈 ICY

Organizing my @nightowllacquer polishes 🌈

ICYMI I finally finished cataloging AND organizing my entire nail polish collection. And it only took me a year 💀

#nailpolish #nailpolishorganization #organizing #explore

Quick comparison of Cirque Colors Coronation 2017

Quick comparison of Cirque Colors Coronation 2017 re-release vs the new 2024 re-re-re-release. I purchased both of these 🤪

The 2017 version was one of my first more expensive purchases as far as nail polish goes, I remember geeking out at getting a bottle of nail polish history. It also might have been the first nail polish that I set an alarm to buy!

I think there’s a very slight color difference between the two. if you look at the tops of each swatch you can see the 2024 version seems to have a *slightly* warmer base color but honestly it’s so slight that it’s pretty much negligible IMO.

The OG UP seems to be the same in both at least to my eyes. The glitters in the 2024 version however seem to give a bit more bang for your buck. Either they’re *slightly* larger than the 2017 version, more dense or a combination of the two.

Formulas were the same on both but the 2024 has a nicer brush 😏 In conclusion, close enough that you don’t need both unless you’re like me and like buying things to find out if it’s a dupe for something you already have 💁🏾‍♀️

#nailpolishcomparison #nailpolish #cirquecolors #cirquecolorscoronation #purplenailpolish #unicornpee

This polish gives me fairy vibes 🧚‍♂️🧚

This polish gives me fairy vibes 🧚‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧚 #ad

Spread Your Wings is one of the sheer super strong shimmers BKL is known for but with a dash of reflective glitter! Coming later this month to the Hella Handmade Creations shop.

#nails #notd #liveswatch #beeskneeslacquer

As it turns out, everyone was right ILNP Fairy Dus

As it turns out, everyone was right ILNP Fairy Dust is 100000% worth the hype 🤩 I purchased this recently and wore it all weekend. Literally in every single light source I was staring at my nails. Ugh 10/10 highly recommend.

Tried to do the “my sweater is covering my hands but ✨aesthetically ✨” thing with this video but I was wearing my new comfy flannel shirt and I’m always covered in cat hair 😅

#notd #nails #naturalnails #blackgirlmagic #ilnpfairydust spring nails notd

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